Comment by marskid2

The Cipher of Damnation is an extremely long quest line in Shadowmoon Valley. It is a prerequisite for attunement to The Eye in Tempest Keep and Mount Hyjal in Caverns of time. "*" Indicates quests with rewards.

After completing the quest, you will get a message in the mail from Khadgar. If you go to Shattrath, he will tell you to talk to A'Dal, who unlocks the the three Trials. These are prerequisites for attunement to The Eye in Tempest Keep and Mount Hyjal in Caverns of time.

Comment by Acrofales

It doesn't have much to do with attunement for Mt. Hyjal. However, being attuned to Tempest Keep is in and of itself a prereq for Mt. Hyjal attunement. You can get the Mt. Hyjal attunement quest without doing this questline, however it won't help you much, because the attunement quest has you loot stuff off Lady Vashj and Prince Kael'thas. Thus you need attunement to Serpentshrine and Tempest Keep to even start Hyjal attunement.

Comment by Rizzu

So what you're saying is that in order to get attuned for Mt.Hyjal, you need to do this quest.

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Comment by Neci

You guys are all idiots. Please stop posting the chain quest. If someone searches for "of Thistleheads and Eggs..." and they want to find out where the quest item is, they'll end up reading your stupid comments about the chain.

HOLY COW, there's a chain to this? Let it go man, let it go.

Eggs are at 44, 55 you'll either pick up a good or bad egg. Good Luck!!

Comment by PD5524

It was working about a month ago but the links in the site were changed so it screwed it up. Not his fault.

Comment by zenmastervex

Your quest names are correct and can be looked up easily, but a lot of your links are messed up and loop back onto each other, so here are the correct links for the rewards:

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Comment by entropicdragon

The Cipher of Damnation - History and Truth - Oronok's Story((SPOILER ALERT!))

Are you ready to hear the story of the Cipher of Damnation, <name>?

I am ready to hear your story, Oronok.

Very well. The words you seek have a name, <name>. They are know as the Cipher of Damnation: The words uttered by Gul'dan himself to shatter this land. The very spell that severed the last remaining tie the orcs had with the elements of Draenor.

<Oronok nods.>

Aye, it is the cipher that you must reconstruct and ultimately the words of the cipher that you must call.

How do I find the cipher?

The Cipher of Damnation was kept in Gul'dan's private quarters inside Karabor for twenty years. Ah, that's right, you have no idea what Karabor is, do you?

The Black Temple...

Aye, now home to Illidan Stormrage.

When Illidan took control of the Black Temple, he discovered the cipher. He recognized that the damage to this world had already been done but thought it wise to keep the cipher secure for later use.

How do you know all of this?

When you stand at the Altar of Damnation and see the spirits of the damned, kneeling in prayer, what you do not see is me, standing next to Gul'dan.

<Oronok nods.>

I told you that I was a lot of things, did I not? One of those 'things' was a lieutenant of Gul'dan.

I have done many terrible things in my life. I have slaughtered man, woman, and child alike. Danced in the blood of innocent draenei... yet...

<Oronok chokes on his words.>Yet what? What is it, Oronok?

I will never forget that day, draenei. Never. Even though I had long since abandoned shamanism in favor of shadow magic, I felt the cut. A sense of loss so profound...I could not explain it to you with mere words.

When the tie to the elements was severed, all orcs on Draenor changed. If there was ever any doubt in the power of the shadows, it was washed away with the cresting of the molten lava over the shattered earth.

Continue, please.

A wave of sickness rushed through me. After the ritual was over I ran home to my children. I gathered what belongings I could carry in my arms and left with my boys. We ran to the hills and hid. There really was no other option...

Not a day goes by that I don't think of the cut. It has taken 20 years to reconnect with the elements. it has taken 20 years for the elements to even begin to heal.

So what of the cipher now? And your boys?

As I said, the cipher was found by Illidan when he took over the Black Temple. He divided the tome into three parts and charged their care to his minions.

My boys... My boys are grown now. When I got word of what Illidan had done with the cipher, I sent my boys to recover the pieces.

You must find my boys, <name>. You must find them and recover the Cipher of Damnation.

I will find your boys and the cipher, Oronok.

Comment by TheRailgun

most unhelpful posts about a CERTAIN quest that i have ever seen. i didn't come to see all about all the other quests in this chain, i need to know how to do THIS quest. thanks for nothing. rating you all down.

Comment by kurtiffrig

Girly man.

Comment by Maparoni

From what I know, this quest line is ONLY for the lore now... Attunement is void.

Comment by vapaapudotus

My initial thought when this quest popped up: Why would I want to hear your story? You're the most puniest orc in the world because you can't even keep your tiny farmsplat clear from ravenous flayers.

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Comment by biggaz69

I am unable to get this quest after completing the quest chain, Oronok Torn-heart just looks at me? So yes, I've completed all the quests for each of his sons and nothing, maybe bugged as of 6.2...maybe